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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 09-Sep-2023 21:35:03 JST clacke

   We have had our global family gatherings over Jitsi for many years and it has been brilliant. No login, no plugins or apps, just go to the room URL and it Just Works. We've been using the free instance at meet.jit.si.

   Today was very different. First someone had to log in to be moderator, and then we had issues with audio and video quality and lag. Capacity issues at Jitsi HQ? Do we get rid of the enforced moderator if we use a generated URL instead of a handwritten and short one that Jitsi warns is insecure?

   We will try again tomorrow, I will check our alternatives probably use some GAFAM solution. Do they work without everyone needing a login? I think so?

   That's short term. Long term I'll find another free software solution. Host my own BBB on a VPS? I don't know.

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     felix b. ohmann (fb@social.abraum.de)'s status on Saturday, 09-Sep-2023 21:35:34 JST felix b. ohmann

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     @clacke i run a jitsi installation in a kvm on my cheap hetzner server (2x 4 core, 32gb ram, /28 network, 10 virtual machines). installation and upgrading is easy, and it works fine up to 25-30 participants.
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     Jason_Dodd (jason_dodd@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Sep-2023 22:46:56 JST Jason_Dodd

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     @clacke i haven't used jitsi since my wife moved here. was this a planned chnage on their end or an issue?

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 09-Sep-2023 22:46:56 JST clacke

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     • Jason_Dodd
     @Jason_Dodd The authentication is obviously deliberate. The network issue I'm wondering too.
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 10-Sep-2023 14:20:04 JST clacke

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     • Kermode
     @gemlog Requirements:
     - Just the browser
     - Just the URL
     - Just Works
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     Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Sunday, 10-Sep-2023 14:20:05 JST Kermode

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     @clacke Jami is another thing, but it needs a client as it is p2p e2e using dht

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     Beni Grind ~HB9HNT (navigium@grindcore.ch)'s status on Sunday, 10-Sep-2023 15:03:26 JST Beni Grind ~HB9HNT

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     @Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰 senfcall, a public BBB instance has worked well for me when I needed a Jitsi alternative... #^https://www.senfcall.de/en/
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 10-Sep-2023 15:03:26 JST clacke

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     • Beni Grind ~HB9HNT
     @navigium Thank you! I will have a look if this can save me from having to Do Stuff for a while longer.
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     Sam Whited (sam@social.coop)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 05:38:08 JST Sam Whited

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     @clacke Disroot runs Jitsi and theirs is still open, if you need a new provider: https://calls.disroot.org/

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 17:59:44 JST clacke

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     • fairkom Gesellschaft
     • Friprogramvarusyndikatet

     Somewhere on Fedi I heard about fairmeeting.net/ . We tried it last weekend and it worked great. No lag, no auth. It's an advantage that the server is in Europe.

     Next time we'll probably try meet.friprogramvarusyndikatet.… , which is even in Sweden.

     @fairkom
     @fps_gbg